David Freitas | Catcher

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Orioles acquired C David Freitas as the player to be named later in the Jim Johnson trade.

Freitas, a 15th-round pick in 2010, batted .231/.306/.368 with 10 home runs and 30 RBI in 90 games this past season between Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento. The 24-year-old is far from a top prospect. Thu, Dec 12, 2013 05:09:00 PM

Athletics acquired C David Freitas from the Nationals in exchange for Kurt Suzuki.

Freitas is batting .271/.374/.407 with five homers at High-A this season after posting a .409 OBP with 13 dingers at Low-A in 2011. The former 15th-round pick profiles as more of a backup in the majors, but he does have a chance to get there. Fri, Aug 3, 2012 02:44:00 PM

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Matt Wieters (elbow) is scheduled to begin catch and throw drills on Monday.

Wieters isn't expected to be cleared to begin throwing with any real force until March 17, but Monday represents a big step in his recovery. To this point, he has been limited to playing long toss. So long as he avoids any setbacks, there's no reason to expect he won't be behind the dish when the O's open up the regular season.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Friday that Chris Davis will get some playing time in right field this spring.

Davis has made 39 starts in the outfield during his career, though none of them have come over the last two seasons. It's just a matter of giving him some reps there just in case he might be needed at the position, as Davis is slated to be the regular first baseman.